ABS-CBNNews.com reports that during an interview on ANC’s Headstart Sen. Francis Escudero "played coy when asked if he is dating actress Heart Evangelista." Instead, Escudero answered the question with his own question: "Di ba kapag Kapamilya hindi pwede magtanong tungkol sa Kapuso (Isn’t it that if you’re from the Kapamilya network, then you can’t ask questions about somebody from the Kapuso network)?"

The report noted that when he was pressed further, Escudero merely said: "As a member of the [Judicial and Bar Council] and in my official capacity, I do not talk about personal matters, neither do I let personal matters affect my job."

The report also pointed out that "Evangelista earlier admitted that she had twice gone out to dinner with Escudero, who has recently separated with wife Christine Elizabeth ’Tintin’ Flores."